It’s a rather humbling thing to have the HR person that’s supported me for years ask where I want the box sent so I can return my company laptop and how many days of vacation I took so they can pay out the balance. A rather disappointing end to a 25 year run, first with Netrex that was bought in 1999 by Internet Security Systems, which was bought in 2006 by IBM.
@jerry
Sheesh, if I were running a company and an employee were retiring after a 25-year run, my response with regard to company property would probably include something like "Thanks for the ¼ century; did you want to keep that laptop? You can just send the hard drive back if you like."
I was the 'go-to' PC deployer for our small corporate and I got a bit brazen towards the end. When someone retired after their 20 or 30 (and more!!) years, if they asked to keep their old PC, I'd write it off and they'd leave with its new replacement (capex shenanigans :)
That company was so effing stingy. I wasn't gonna be the 'Can I keep my old PC? Nah fuck off' guy.
@jerry agreed. Especially since their appreciation of you and your contribution hinged on whether your butt would compress the air dampener of one of their office chairs.
@KevinFlynn I heard it best described as "running from one burning room to the next, and if you find a room that is not on fire, someone will be along shortly to set it on fire."
@jerry They all ring true, it's what makes them so great! And, seriously, I hope retirement works out for you. It's so much fun I've done it twice now, though I'm pretty sure it's going to stick this time ;-)